Emotionally stunted worker Haruo (Hidetoshi Nishijima) returns to his hometown and unexpectedly encounters Miyuki (Reiko Kataoka), a one-night stand who mysteriously vanished. After some money goes missing from her workplace, Miyuki pulls the same disappearing stunt — this time leaving Haruo the baffled custodian of a girl (Reia Moriyama) who may or may not be his daughter. The duo’s day-long search for Miyuki recalls Wim Wenders’ “Alice in the Cities,” though later developments revive memories of Gianni Amelio’s “Stolen Children.” Unfortunately, Nishijima’s stiff performance adds little to the character of Haruo and tends to undermine the film’s narrative arc. Technical package is of the usual Japanese indie standard.